Are You Planning To Become A Trainer?

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My mom used to be an elementary school teacher. For 56 years – first at school, then privately – she would teach youngsters to help them accomplish more in life.

Today, I understand her high level of self-realization. When I started to turn my passion for public speaking into a profession, I didn’t know how rewarding this . . . → Read More: Are You Planning To Become A Trainer?

F.C. Charisma – The Power Of Personality

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The F.C. Rhetoric is serial winner of the League of Persuasion. Their alter ego is serial winner of the League of Personality – F.C. Charisma.

F.C. Charisma proves the power of personality every year. Goalkeeper, defense, midfield, strikers – altogether they make up a mighty mix of personality.

Who are these fabulous players of this fabulous team?

1 Smile

Smile, . . . → Read More: F.C. Charisma – The Power Of Personality

Kick It Like Beckham?

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May 26 1999.  The Champions League Final between Bayern Munich and Manchester United.  What a night.  What a game.  What a moment when ManU stole the Bavarian pride in the Nou Camp stadium in just three minutes.  I was there when David Beckham and his comrades passed our block on their victory lap and smiled as no one . . . → Read More: Kick It Like Beckham?

5 Steps To Becoming A Professional Speaker – Step 3

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Step 3: Set Up Your Seminar

In the first two steps to becoming a professional speaker you have trained your skills and you have also performed for free whenever you could, wherever you could.

The time has come to set up your seminar.

I will give you four powerful reasons why you should create your own training format.
1) On-going training

When you hold your . . . → Read More: 5 Steps To Becoming A Professional Speaker – Step 3

5 Steps To Becoming A Professional Speaker – Step 2

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Step 2: Go Out There

You’ve come a long way. All 15 challenging steps lie behind you:

You smile now the way you did when you were a kid. You are passionate about the content you share with your audience. Enthusiasm flows through your veins. You make people laugh. You surprise the audience with your quotations and anecdotes. . . . → Read More: 5 Steps To Becoming A Professional Speaker – Step 2

5 Steps To Becoming A Professional Speaker – Step 1

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© 2010 Seedeo Marianne Koch, Münster
Step 1: Train Your Skills

Before you can harvest the fruits you have to plant the seed. This must be a universal law for any professional accomplishment.

As far as public speaking is concerned, I planted my seed without even knowing it…

Five years ago two friends of mine, Birgitte and Karin, told me . . . → Read More: 5 Steps To Becoming A Professional Speaker – Step 1

The Festival – How We Turned A Vision Into A Project

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Albert Einstein said, “If at first, the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it.”

The idea to bring millions of Europeans together in one place – The Festival – where they can live, experience and enjoy Europe together – you might call it absurd.

But after almost four years of spinning the European wheel . . . → Read More: The Festival – How We Turned A Vision Into A Project

Adrenaline, Euphoria, Recognition

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(R)-4-(1-hydroxy-2-(methylamino)ethyl)benzene-1,2-diol – also known as Epinephrine or Adrenaline

One of the first questions I ask the attendees of my public speaking seminars is what they feel when they are about to speak in front of – let’s say – 50 people.

Knowing the latest statistical data indicating that public speaking is believed to be the number one fear in the US, . . . → Read More: Adrenaline, Euphoria, Recognition